Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-31

THE NATIONAL DRILL.

The distribution of prizes to the winners
at the National Drill took place on
the drill ground at 8 O'Clock yes-
terday afternoon. Assistant Adjutant Gen.
eral King opened the envelopes and taking
out the contents read the judges report.
The following is list of the prize winners !;
Regimental-First Virginia Regiment, prize, 4
magnificent stand of colors UNITED States flag,
rogimental flag and guidons), with gold, silver
and bronze medals to the officers.
Battalions-1. Washington Light Infantry
prize $4,000. -.
$500.
In the company drills there were eighty
two movements, and the judges allowed a
maximum of ten points for perfection in
each movement. Perfection in all move.
ments would have brought maximum OF
$50 points. The number of points earned
by the various competing companies were rs
follows:
Company. Lomax Rifles, Alapaha Pri"e
So, 600, percentage, 100. -oo
=. Company D. First Minnesota, prize S2,ooo,
1866. oo
3. Belknap Rifles, Texas, prizo 81 500, 1874 /.
a. National Rifles, Washington, ID. C., prize
81 900. 716 6. 100
CSC 8.
6. indianapolis Light Infantry, 673.1.
T. Toledo Cadets 672,G.
s. Washington Light Infantry, 66l.
g. Yicksburg Southrons, G46.
10. Company A, Fifth Rhode Island, GlS.
II. Muscatine Rifles, GLIB s.
IL Alexandria Light infantry, GLIB.
-. Sheridan Guards, New Hampshire, 60S.3.
Ia. Walker Light Guard, Richmond. Va, 3S1.3.
10. Custer Guards, Michigan, 1866.
16. Fort Wayne Rifles SOL.
IT. Wooster City Guards, Ohio, 541.
1S. Jackson Rifles, Michigan, 1893
10 Louisiana Rifles, 1888.
90 Richmond Grays, 503.3.
81. Nealy Rifles, Maine, 499.
d. Company c, First New Jersey, 4S2.
%. Company A, First Minnesota, 41O,3.
"a. Moineux Rifles, Brooklyn, 164.G.
% Washington Cadet Corps, 435 q.
PC. Eighth Separate Company, Rochester. 400.
~. Governors Guard, North Carolina, 80 I 3.
%. State Guard (colored) Richmond Va, 249.6.
%. Attuck Guard (colored), Richmond, Va,
Oil
30. Company C, Second Connecticut, 176G.
Light Artillery. indianapolis Light Artille'
ry, prize 81 500.
= Milwaukee Light Battery prize 81. 900.
The K. E Lee Battery, of Petersburg, va, drew
| for place, but did not appear for drill.
Machine Guns-1 Cincinnati Battery, prize
silver trophy and 500.
. Battery A, Louisville Legion, prize $500.
Zouavcs-1. Chicago Zouaves prize 81 900.
.. Memphis Zouaves, prize 500
Cadet Corps-1. Michigan Military Academy
Cadets, prize 81 900.
. Maryland Agricultural College Cadets, prize
$3.50.
3. Bethel Academy va Cadets
4. Peekskil Academy Cadets
5. Cayuga Lake Cadets
g. St. Johns Academy Cadets Alexandria, Va.
Individual Drill. Private Stacke San Anto-
Mo Rifles; prize gold medal and 500.
=. Sergeant Conrad Washington Light lnfaI-
try prize silver medal and SO
3. Sergeant Wagner, Louisville Legion; prize
bronze medal and $50.
Gen. Jones commandant of the military
in the Decoration Day parade arranged so
as to give the Southern battalion the right
of the line, with the Vicksburg Southrons
at the head of the column. When the line
was about to move the lieutenant command
ing the Moineux Rifles claimed the right
of the line The company could not be
placed there without disturbing the south
ern battalion and separating the Vicksburg
Southrons from their band. Gen. Carua.
han, to whom the matter was referred
promptly settled it by assigning the Mo-
lineux Guard TO the right of the line Of the G.
A. R. as a special escort. This, however, did
not satisfy the lieutenant Of the Brooklyn
company, who wheeled his men out of line
and marched them to camp. Gen. Carna'
han, speaking of the matter, said that the
Molineux Rifles did not known what the
post of honor was. If they had accepted
the designation given them, he said, they
would have had the Marine band in front
of them, and would have been the special
eecort Of the G. A. L.
The refusal of the Vicksburg Southrons
to parade with tho coored troops has been
the means of causing the officers Of the COM
pany to be the recipients of several anoDy-
nous communications, in which were threats
that the colored people intended to cut some
of the Vicksburgers before they left town.